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Re: prerecorded loops

Dave,
I checked out alot of your mp3s. Great Stuff! Very diversified and
interesting. And it grooves!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Trenkel" <improv@peak.org>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: prerecorded loops


>
> I have a project that's essentially a duo with a DJ. He also plays
> drum kit and analog synths, in addition to turntables and a phrase
> sampler. I play keys(Rhodes and Nord Lead), bass, and program a lot
> of grooves and textures into an MC-303, ER-1 and Nord MicroModular,
> as well as live looping w/JamMan and Repeater. One of the ways that
> we keep the prerecorded material fresh is that neither of us will
> have heard the other's preprogrammed loops before the gig. The stuff
> we do is probably the closest to hip-hop as far as the grooves go,
> but there's a lot of improvisation. At our last gig, we added a
> trumpet player, sax player and guitarist. Several audience members
> noted after the show that we seemed to be genuinely surprised at
> times at the sounds we were making, and that this carried over the
> the audience's experience as well, they stuck around just to see
> where we might go next. It was pretty satisfying. These gigs are hard
> to pull off because of the amount of gear, and consequently set-up
> time, it takes to do them, and the difficulty of explaining to club
> owners just what to expect ("No, it's not a DJ set, no it's not a
> "live" band per se, yes it'll sound like the CD, but no, we won't
> play any of the material from the cd, blah blah blah"), especially in
> a part of Oregon not exactly known for being on the musical cutting
> edge (Ted K., I feel your pain :-). Still, it's one of the best
> contexts I've ever found to play in.
>
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> Dave Trenkel                                New and Improv Music
> http://www.newandimprov.com         improv@peak.org
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